Brussels is 50 minutes away by car. In just 6 minutes by car you can reach Charleroi. In 31 minutes you can reach Namur. It takes about 37 minutes to reach Mons with your car.
You can find a close nursery: "Lambermont", in fewer than 2 minutes by car. There is a nearby preschool and elementary school: "Enseignement Fondamental "les Fougères"", 2 minutes away by bike. If you are looking for a high school, "Centre Éducatif Communal Secondaire De Couillet-Marcinelle" it is 8 minutes away by foot.
The closest bus lines are TEC Charleroi - 19 - Gerpinnes - Nalinnes - Charleroi, TEC Charleroi - 20 - Gerpinnes - IMTR - Charleroi, TEC Charleroi - 14 - Charleroi Sud - Bouffioulx - Gilly (Gazomètre) with a stand 6 minutes’ walk away.
You don’t want to own a car, but you still occasionally need one? There is the "Cambio - Charleroi-Gare" station where you can rent a shared vehicle just 42 minutes away by foot. Do you have an electric car or plan to have one? The nearest charging station ("Renault Goeyens") is only 2 minutes’ drive away. A SNCB station ("Couillet") is located 7 minutes away by bike, or 2 minutes by car. The A54 / E420 (Nivelles - Charleroi) can be reached in 6 minutes, and the slip road to A15 / E42 (La Louvière - Charleroi - Namur - Liège) is just a 12 minute drive away. The nearest airport is Brussels South Charleroi Airport and is reachable by car in 9 minutes.
There are a variety of supermarkets nearby: "Delhaize Marcinelle" (6 minutes by foot or 1 minute by car), "Carrefour Market Couillet" (9 minutes by foot or 2 minutes by car), "Bio-Planet Charleroi" (17 minutes by foot or 2 minutes by car).
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